A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.